The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-eighth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Burundi, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Kiribati and Slovenia on...

GENEVA (24 November 2023) - The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) today issued its findings on Burundi, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Kiribati and Slovenia, after reviewing the six States parties in...

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Costa Rica, with Committee Experts praising the State’s legal and institutional safeguards against...

GENEVA (27 October 2023) – The UN Committee against Torture will hold its latest session from 30 October to 24 November 2023, during which it will examine Burundi, Costa Rica, Kiribati, Denmark, Egypt...

SAN JOSÉ (31 July 2023) – The challenges faced by Costa Rica are not insurmountable and the country could achieve truly universal health care, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health Tlaleng...

GENEVA (17 July 2023) – UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health Tlaleng Mofokeng will conduct an official visit to Costa Rica from 18 to 31 July 2023. During the 10-day visit, Mofokeng will...

Summary The present report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Tomoya Obokata, is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution...

GENEVA (2 June 2023) – UN experts* today called for greater transparency, oversight, and regulation to address the negative impacts of new and emerging digital tools and online spaces on human rights...

The Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Obiora Chinedu Okafor, visited Costa Rica from 21 February to 2 March 2022, pursuant to his mandate contained in Human Rights Council resolution 44/11. The main purpose of the visit was to learn and understand how the country incorporates human rights in its international solidarity strategy and action and to collect good practices in this regard, and to identify any areas for improvement.